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Returning to Sport After Gymnastics Injuries
Emily A Sweeney1,2, David R Howell1,2, David A James3,4
1Children's Hospital Colorado, Sports Medicine Center, Aurora, CO.
Current Sports Medicine Reports
|November 9, 2018
Summary
Artistic gymnasts need specific guidelines for returning to sport after injury. This review establishes structured return-to-play (RTP) protocols based on injury type, sex, and body part to aid medical providers.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Orthopedics
- Rehabilitation Science
Background:
- Artistic gymnasts face frequent acute and overuse injuries.
- The sport's technical demands create unique challenges for injury recovery and return to play (RTP).
Purpose of the Study:
- To define guiding principles for RTP in sports.
- To identify factors influencing gymnast recovery.
- To develop structured, sex- and body-part-specific RTP protocols for artistic gymnasts.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature review on return to play in artistic gymnastics.
- Analysis of injury types and their impact on RTP.
- Development of standardized RTP guidelines.
Main Results:
- Established guiding principles for RTP in sports.
- Identified key factors affecting recovery in gymnasts.
- Outlined how different injuries influence RTP protocols.
- Created structured RTP protocols tailored to gymnasts.
Conclusions:
- Standardized RTP protocols are crucial for artistic gymnasts.
- Guidelines address sex and body part variations in injuries.
- Aims to provide medical providers with a structured approach for safe return to sport.
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